Better RootForget the farm work! I have dreams to fulfill and goals to achieve. I don’t have time for pulling weeds! But what are your hopes and dreams compared to the high calling of being a son of God? “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, […]
Work Just the word can make my shoulders droop and my feet drag. But this doesn’t need to be so. I have the privilege of working with an awesome group of young people. Recently I’ve noticed a remarkable trend: When the workers and I talk about worldly things, such as movies; or when we talk […]
You may be familiar with the phrase “God is love” (1 John 4:8, 16). The apostle John used another phrase like this as he painted a word-picture about God: “God is light” (1 John 1:5). There’s so much we can learn about God by thinking about what light is, and what light does. Here’s a […]
Yesterday, when out for a walk, I was intrigued by these ants at work on lupin flowers. Just after I got back, an amazing program about lessons from ants aired on AFTV. I had little idea about how great these tiny insects are. I highly recommend this sermon.
Mark 10:17 A man runs to Jesus and asks “What must I do to get eternal life” It’s an important question. How can anyone rest satisfied without obtaining the answer to this question? However, if you keep reading, you’ll find out that this man’s question was not good enough. John 1:35-39 When two men were […]
Ezekiel 36:26, 27: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. “And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in […]
After hearing this recording, I have to share it. It’s stories of how God led the Mosiers into agriculture, and worked miracles for their farm. I had the privilege of working with the Mosiers in Congo for a few months. https://www.audioverse.org/english/sermons/recordings/21464/morning-devotional-thursday.html
Last week’s work experience was a good example of what the Sabbath means to me. Spring runoff hasn’t yet filled the creek that serves as our water source. After all the planning, effort, and surprise face-washes that were put towards supplying the fields with water, most of the fields here were still dry by the […]
The first virus ever. We may rightly call it a Corona virus, because it was all about a crown. This deadly virus was created because someone wanted a crown, but he didn’t care about forming the character of a good king. “How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are […]
Crimson juice ran down my hands, but I gave it no attention. Why should I care about the sticky mess when there were more clusters of sweet cherries on the next branch? A songbird’s joyful chirping echoed my thought: nothing compares with cherries fresh from the tree. I wonder if Mr. Hawes could picture this […]